Share of temporary employees by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
Share of temporary employees is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 91.29 in Belarus; the lowest is 0.337 in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.02, and the mean is 22.04.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 271.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 741.2%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 98.2%).
Share of temporary employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 91.29 | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 2 | Pakistan | 82.6 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 79.89 | 2019 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 72.78 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 71.96 | 2024 | up 233.6% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 69.5 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 7 | Paraguay | 64.63 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 64.62 | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 9 | Kosovo | 55.95 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 10 | Mali | 53.29 | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 52.52 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 12 | Botswana | 52.45 | 2024 | up 100.8% | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 52.09 | 2021 | up 418.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.59 | 2019 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Jordan | 48.23 | 2024 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 47.77 | 2025 | up 228.3% | rising |
| 17 | Namibia | 46.17 | 2018 | up 310.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Angola | 44.03 | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 19 | New Caledonia | 40.05 | 2023 | up 139.4% | volatile |
| 20 | El Salvador | 35.73 | 2025 | up 741.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 35.28 | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 22 | Cambodia | 34.18 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 23 | Zambia | 31.94 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 24 | Japan | 31.77 | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 25 | Montenegro | 29.73 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 26 | Palestine, State of | 28.77 | 2025 | up 249.9% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 28.41 | 2021 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 28 | Netherlands | 26.22 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 24.79 | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 24.45 | 2025 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 22.72 | 2025 | up 64.9% | falling |
| 32 | Israel | 21.21 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 33 | Guyana | 20.41 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 18.98 | 2025 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 18.82 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 36 | Serbia | 18.73 | 2025 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 37 | Senegal | 17.54 | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Myanmar | 17.17 | 2020 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 39 | Finland | 16.04 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 15.8 | 2025 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 41 | France | 15.62 | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 42 | Panama | 15.54 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 15.39 | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 44 | Spain | 15.3 | 2025 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 45 | South Africa | 15.23 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 46 | Portugal | 15.08 | 2025 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 14.69 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Grenada | 14.66 | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 49 | Jamaica | 14.41 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 14.02 | 2014 | down 64.1% | rising |
| 51 | Cyprus | 13.87 | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 52 | Seychelles | 13.83 | 2025 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 53 | Sweden | 13.66 | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 54 | India | 13.31 | 2025 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 12.99 | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 56 | Denmark | 12.67 | 2024 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Türkiye | 12.2 | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 58 | Canada | 11.84 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 59 | Germany | 11.52 | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Guatemala | 11.3 | 2024 | up 88.7% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 10.97 | 2024 | down 34.1% | flat |
| 62 | Iceland | 10.74 | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.35 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 64 | Belgium | 10.03 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 65 | Egypt | 9.86 | 2024 | down 70.4% | rising |
| 66 | Republic of Moldova | 9.85 | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 9.81 | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Greece | 9.54 | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.24 | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 70 | Croatia | 9.24 | 2024 | down 44.6% | rising |
| 71 | Singapore | 9.05 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 72 | Argentina | 8.98 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 73 | Malta | 8.62 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 74 | Austria | 8.48 | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 75 | Czechia | 8.37 | 2024 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 76 | Norway | 7.59 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 77 | Ireland | 7.21 | 2024 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 78 | Mexico | 7.2 | 2026 | down 86.9% | falling |
| 79 | Georgia | 7.14 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 80 | Armenia | 6.96 | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 5.61 | 2011 | up 162.0% | rising |
| 82 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.45 | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 83 | Ghana | 5.42 | 2024 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 5.29 | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Albania | 4.85 | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 86 | Hungary | 4.82 | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Brazil | 4.33 | 2001 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 88 | United States of America | 4.21 | 2005 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 4.19 | 2025 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 90 | Slovakia | 4.19 | 2024 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 91 | Estonia | 3.82 | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 3.12 | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 2.8 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 94 | Russian Federation | 2.07 | 2025 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 95 | Romania | 1.79 | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 96 | Lithuania | 1.72 | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 1.02 | 2025 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 98 | Mongolia | 0.862 | 2025 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 0.337 | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator represents temporary employment as a percentage of employees. Temporary employment, whereby workers are engaged only for a specific period of time, includes fixed-term, project- or task-based contracts, as well as seasonal or casual work, including day labour. There are wide differences in definitions used across countries, which should be kept in mind when making cross-country comparisons. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.